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Weston is a small town of 1,922 people in Platte County, Missouri. It's about 25 miles from St. Joseph, MO and 27 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $259k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,922people
$259kTypical home
$1,000/moRent
89° / 39°Summer / winter
19"Snow
245Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,922
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 511 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 25 mi to St. Joseph, MO
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $259k (≈$1,633/mo)
- Median rent $1,000/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (61 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (361 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 34% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to MCI airport
- 12 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 974 ft
- 653 mi to the ocean
- 316 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 295 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 85 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 2% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Platte County: R+3 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk